Islamorada Fishing Report
Guided Fly Fishing and Light Tackle
Florida Keys and Everglades
Fly Fishing and Light Tackle Florida Keys and Everglades
The Start of the 2023 Spring Season is Here
I am really excited to introduce and bring to the Moon Cast fleet the Contender 25 Bay! This boat can fish 4 anglers comfortably, with plenty of seating and room to cast. The new bay boat can fish everywhere in the Everglades backcountry and the reefs off of Islamorada and Key Largo. The new bay is ready to fish and we are now taking bookings for the 2023 season. Moon Cast Bay is located at Post Card Inn Marina in Islamorada just a few steps from my flats boat. Load up the entire family or group of friends and enjoy an amazing ride and the great fishing the Keys has to offer.
Now lets get into the Islamorada Fishing Report!
The backcountry has been hit and miss the past few weeks. The Everglades has either been fishing really well or it’s been tough. The flats out back have been producing snook and redfish. The channels and edges of the channels have been the most consistent. We have a new moon and low water with big tides right now. I have been focusing on the end of the outgoing and the start of the incoming and getting good results on both. There have been some tarpon in the Everglades with these very warm February temps we’ve had.
Closer to Islamorada there has been fantastic rod bending action. The Jack fishing has been fantastic. If you want to catch your first saltwater species on fly or if you want to hook lots of fish on live bait, Jack Crevalle are an awesome species to target. Jacks eat pretty much anything that get infant of them, They’re highly aggressive and put up and amazing fight. They can also be fed top water poppers and plugs if you like to watch epic blowups!
Around Islamorada we have been hooking tarpon, as they are starting to come in with the warm weather. I think this season might start a bit early with tarpon already cruising around in channels, bridges, and edges of flats. If you want a chance at the Silver King let us know and we’ll put you on em!
Permit and Bonefish have been around the flats too. We have been getting shots almost daily on flies and live bait. If you want a challenge and are quick with a cast we can go look for some flats ghosts and tailing permit.
With the new boat comes new fishing opportunities. We have been fishing the patch reefs and bridges and having a great time filling the cooler and pulling on some giant goliath grouper!
The 2023 Spring season is here! Expect Tarpon, Bonefish, Permit, Snook, Redfish, and plenty of table fare on the reefs in town. Let us know if you want to book. The Maverick Flats boat fishes 2 anglers and the Contender Bay will fish four. Let us show you an amazing experience in the Florida Keys
We still have availability for tarpon season on the flats boat, the bay boat is ready to fish and get booked! Let us know what experience you want and we will accommodate!
Thanks for reading the report, if you have questions, comments, or just want to gimme a shoutout, check me out on Instagram, @mooncastanglers or shoot me an email josh@mooncastanglers.com
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As always check the calendar on the Book Your Trip link for my Availability!
Capt Josh